Dr. JobsearchOr: How I learned to

stop worrying and love

the inevitable economic recession

Source: Wikimedia Commons. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Dr._Strangelove.png

How has the job search changed?Resume

Cover Letter

Networking

ApplyingFor Job

Being Found

Finding Opportunities

References & Credentials

Resume

Cover LetterNetworking

ApplyingFor Job

Being Found

Finding Opportunities

References & Credentials

Technology Revolution

Input Output

What has fundamentally changed?

Nothing.

Resume

Cover LetterNetworking

ApplyingFor Job

Being Found

Finding Opportunities

References & Credentials

Input Output

ElectronicResume

EmailIntros

Networking& Social Media

Follow-Up

OnlineApplications

Social Networks& Job Boards

Online Thought

Leadership

Before After

Resume Electronic Resume

Cover Letter Email

Networking Networking + Social Networking

Applying for Jobs Online Applications

Being FoundFinding Opportunities

LinkedIn and Job Boards

References & Credentials

Online Thought Leadership

What has fundamentally changed?

Everything.

Doctor Strangelove

A 1964 Stanley Kubrick dark comedy wherein an unhinged USAF general orders a first strike nuke on the Soviet Union.

Antagonist:Instability

Irritant:Technology.

Antagonist: Instability

Atmosphere of mistrustBottom-line pragmatismDehumanization of the workforceUs vs. Them

Management vs. WorkersOnshore vs. Offshore

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Dr._Strangelove_-_The_War_Room.png

Reaction?

• “Perpetual” Job Search– The Brand Called You (1997) – Free Agent Nation (2002)– LinkedIn launches (2003)

When should I be looking?

Always.

Where should I be looking?

Ask yourself where the real employers are spending their time.

Job Fairs have no jobs and they are far from fair.Do good and find employment.

How should I be looking?

Your hair stylist knows your next employer.

Stop making judgments about who can help you.Stop counting connections.

Start understanding the person who can hire you.

Who do I target?

Understand why the recruiter isn’t calling you back.

Hiring managers, human resourcesand recruiters are looking for talentedpeople like you at this very moment.

How well do you understand how they searchfor and evaluate talent?

Prioritize Key Audiences

Recruiter

HRGeneralist

HiringManager

Co-worker

Partner

Vendor

Friend

Relative

NetworkContact

Acquaintance

Then understand how they tick.

How can you make it easier for them to…- Find you- Understand your qualifications- Communicate with you

Social Syntax

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dr._Strangelove_-_General_Buck_Turgidson.png

We make sense of complex talent and communications problems before breakfast every day.

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